Cure Definition

cure
noun
  1. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
verb
  1. provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
  2. prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay"
  3. make (substances) hard and improve their usability; "cure resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap"
  4. be or become preserved; "the apricots cure in the sun"

"Cure" in song lyrics

See how cure is used in real songs:

  • "The doctors, drums come in, we're too sick to cure"
    2Mex f/ Sick Jacken (Psycho Realm), Xololanxinco — Doctors, Drums and Danger
  • "To add even more law to the thought of a cure"
    Achozen — Salute/Sacrifice
  • "her trees have the only cure"
    Akon — Mama Africa

Words that rhyme with cure

Usage tips for "cure"

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